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Title: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: Cazza on September 04, 2010, 05:09:34 PM

Hi can anyone tell me what the name of this bird is please? I think it says royal viking sun is that its name or does it say something else? I would be most grateful if someone can decipher it for me. Any info. on this would be a godsend, thank you.

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: glassobsessed on September 04, 2010, 06:09:26 PM

Looking at "Birds. Small miracles", a little book with a load of Oiva Toikka birds illustrated, it is a Little Tern (designed 2002), dimensions are quoted as 75 x 110mm. The rest of the engraving sounds like a second company's name.

John

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: Cazza on September 04, 2010, 06:17:11 PM

Thank you John, I just thouhgt all the writting looked the same?

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: Lustrousstone on September 04, 2010, 06:23:52 PM

It may have been marked as a corporate gift or a souvenir. The Royal Viking Sun is/was a cruise ship http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/SanFran2RVSun.html

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: glassobsessed on September 04, 2010, 06:25:22 PM

Sorry no idea what's engraved apart from what I can make out, O. Toikka and Nuutajarvi on the one side and on the other I can see that there is more than just Royal Viking Sun but can't see it clearly in this photo.

John

Does it also have engraved "built by Wartsila......."?

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: Cazza on September 04, 2010, 06:32:42 PM

yes it has built by whoever that name is

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: Lustrousstone on September 04, 2010, 06:33:26 PM

By jove, you've cracked it John. Yes it does say built by Wärtsilä and it was, in 1988. This must be an anniversary piece, perhaps.

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: Cazza on September 04, 2010, 06:34:52 PM

Hi i am a novice at these glass birds can someone enlighten me please. thanking you all

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: glassobsessed on September 04, 2010, 07:13:31 PM

It may have been a gift to crew or a passenger, is it M/S (motor ship) Royal Viking Sun? Would still like to work out the rest of it, how about some more photos of the engraving? ;D

John

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: Cazza on September 04, 2010, 08:58:32 PM

Will do some more pics tomorrow, as too late now.
Thanks for your help so far
 :usd: :usd:

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: px on September 05, 2010, 06:48:58 AM

There's a lot of these birds around nominated to companies and banks for business gifts, for book clubs sold as collectibles etc., some may be more valuable for example if the design was exclusively made only for a small lot, some are like mass produced picked from the line.

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: Cazza on September 05, 2010, 08:12:00 AM

Hi I hope mine isn't too common anyway here is a better pic of the base taken with flash. any help with how common these are would be a great help.

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: glassobsessed on September 05, 2010, 06:51:05 PM

Check ebay for a few weeks if you see some they are probably not rare. Smaller, less complicated (and less expensive) items tend to sell in greater quantities....

Still can't make out the last word.

John

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: px on September 05, 2010, 06:59:28 PM

Quote from: glassobsessed on September 05, 2010, 06:51:05 PM

Still can't make out the last word.

John

Oh. All the words here: 

"M/S Royal Viking Sun,
built by Wärtsilä Marine

O.Toikka
Nuutajärvi"

Title: Re: NUUTAJARVI GLASS BIRD can any tell me what it says
Post by: glassobsessed on September 05, 2010, 07:03:25 PM

Of course, that makes perfect sense!  :sun:

John